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azalea

aza.lea \*-'za-l-y*\ n [NL, genus name, fr. Gk, fem. of azaleos dry; akin 
   to L aridus dry]- more at ARDOR : any of a genus or subgenus (Azalea) of 
   rhododendrons with funnel-s haped corollas and usu. deciduous leaves 
   including many species and hybrid forms cultivated as ornamentals